This week, Andy Burnham, in an article about how much he loves buses, declared that he will lead a ‘cost of living government’. Yet costs are going up, as confirmed by figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which show that inflation increased to 2.9 per cent in July – up from 2.6 per cent the month before.

The rise was driven mostly by the 13 per cent increase in the energy price cap, which saw gas prices increase at their fastest rate in nearly four years. Crude oil and........

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